Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened Read More »
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Bridge to Hell AKA Un ponte per l’inferno (1986) Umberto Lenzi, Andy J. Forest, Carlo Mucari, Paki Valente
Three prisoners from a Nazi prison camp (an American, an Italian and a German deserter) Read More »
Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab AKA Hyakuman-doru o tatakidase (1961) Seijun Suzuki, Kôji Wada, Keisuke Noro, Michiko Sawa
Wada Koji fights to become a boxing champion. Read More »
Jungle Moon Men (1955) Charles S. Gould, Johnny Weissmuller, Jean Byron, Helene Stanton
Johnny Weissmuller accompanies writer Ellen Martson, archery-expert Bob Prentice Read More »
Samurai Wolf AKA Kiba Ôkaminosuke (1966) Hideo Gosha, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryôhei Uchida, Junko Miyazono
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba Read More »
Men and War AKA Senso to nigen (1970) Satsuo Yamamoto, Kei Yamamoto, Hideki Takahashi, Mizuho Suzuki
The first part follows the rise of the Godai clan rise from war-profiteers to their becoming Read More »
Night Train to Memphis (1946) Lesley Selander, Roy Acuff, Roy Acuff’s Smoky Mountain Boys, Allan Lane
On a train heading into the small mountain town of Tranquility, Danny Acuff kisses Read More »
The Fate of Lee Khan AKA Ying chun ge zhi Fengbo (1973) King Hu, Li Hua Li, Roy Chiao, Feng Hsu
Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty (year 1366) Read More »
The Valiant Ones AKA Zhong lie tu (1975) King Hu, Feng Hsu, Ying Bai, Roy Chiao
The emperor dispatches an officer and a small band of men to deal with pirates. Read More »
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro’s Birth AKA Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen (1972) Sadao Nakajima, Bunta Sugawara, Etsuko Ichihara, Kunie Tanaka
Tsunehei of Hachiman is all smiles after Monjiro saves his life. He introduces Monjiro to Omitsu Read More »
The Ninja Hunt AKA Ninja-gari (1964) Tetsuya Yamanouchi, Jûshirô Konoe, Kei Satô, Shingo Yamashiro
Four ex-samurai are hired to find and kill ninja infiltrators who are intent on destroying the Matsuyama clan. Read More »
White Witch Doctor (1953) Henry Hathaway, Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Walter Slezak
Ellen Burton arrives in Africa to join Dr. Mary as her nurse, bringing modern medicine to the native peoples. Read More »
The Train Robbers (1973) Burt Kennedy, John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor
The lure of gold brings a number of people to the railroad watering-stop of Liberty, Texas. Read More »
Vengeance AKA Fuk sau (2009) Johnnie To, Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Simon Yam
In Macau, a family is attacked by three killers and only the wife survives severely wounded. Read More »
F/X – Murder by Illusion (1986) Robert Mandel, Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora
Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) is a special-effects expert for low-budget Hollywood movies. Read More »